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Congratulations to Shannon Houtrouw, the ACSL Advisor at Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center for being recognized by the NSF with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

Shannon's reaction to receiving this award: "The measure of success [for a teacher] is in what we are able to accomplish with our students, but a Presidential Award has to be the Academy Award for teacher affirmation."

Congratulations again! We are very proud of you accomplishments.

Registration for the 2024-25 is now open. There has been no changes in registration fees; ACSL continues to be one of the most cost-effective resources for your students! 

A number of advisors have written and asked about th MINIMUM number of students that are needed. We do not have a minimum; we strongly encourage that teams have at least 2 students.

A number of outsdanding ACSL students from the Boston Area have organized the Massachusetts Computer Science Olympiad. It might be of interest to your better students. Check it out!

The 2024 CSTA Conference will feature a Poster Presentation about the American Computer Science League. Stop by and visit with Ms. Carlen Blackstone, a member of the ACSL Executive Team. (And collect some cool ACSL swag!) The session is on July 16th, from 2pm to 3:30pm. 

The June 2020 newsletter of the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA)  featured a "member spotlight" on ACSL's very own, Carlen Blackstone.  In the article, she talks about her experience teaching over the past 40 years, some insight she’s gained, and how she’s still involved in computer science.  Read all about it.